Real Estate
  • What Rising Rates Mean for Home Prices

    By Marcie Geffner, Bankrate

    It's a common belief in real estate that house prices are correlated to interest rates. The idea, beloved by homebuyers, is that if mortgage rates rise, prices of homes for sale must fall because...

  • Leftist Costa Rica outsider leads election, run-off expected

    Leftist Costa Rica outsider leads election, run-off expected

    By Alexandra Alper, Reuters

    SAN JOSE (Reuters) - A left-leaning former diplomat edged ahead in Costa Rica's presidential election on Sunday, riding a wave of disgust at government corruption to get within reach of wresting...

  • Fed poised for $10 billion taper as Bernanke bids adieu

    Fed poised for $10 billion taper as Bernanke bids adieu

    By Ann Saphir and Jonathan Spicer, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Turmoil in emerging markets and a month of disappointing job growth at home are unlikely to deter the Federal Reserve from trimming its bond-buying stimulus on Wednesday, as Ben Bernanke...

  • Apple shares fall after muted iPhone sales

    Apple shares fall after muted iPhone sales

    By Supantha Mukherjee, Reuters

    (Reuters) - Apple Inc needs a cheaper iPhone to keep pace with low-cost rivals, analysts said, after the company's smartphone sales fell short of lofty expectations in the holiday shopping season...

  • Rethinking Open Classes on Today’s Campuses

    By Rachelle DeJong, Minding the Campus

    Clayton Christensen's 1997 book, The Innovator's Dilemma , posed the question, why do good companies fail? In industries ranging from computers to telephones to cameras to stock markets, the...